NASDAQ:PEP News 18 December 2025 - 5 February 2026

PepsiCo shares rose 0.2% to $166.44 Thursday after an SEC filing showed a €2.5 billion euro notes offering split across four maturities. The company also announced a 5% quarterly dividend increase and began rolling out U.S. snack price cuts of up to 15%. Investors are watching if lower prices will lift sales without eroding margins.

PepsiCo shares rose about 2% to $166.18 in late Wednesday trading after announcing price cuts of up to 15% on Lay’s, Doritos, and Cheetos across the U.S. The company beat fourth-quarter revenue estimates, reporting $29.34 billion, and raised its annual dividend by 4%. A $10 billion share buyback plan was also unveiled.

PepsiCo shares rose 5% in after-hours trading Tuesday, closing at $162.85 after the company announced U.S. snack price cuts of up to 15%. Quarterly revenue and adjusted profit beat estimates, and PepsiCo reaffirmed its 2026 outlook. The company also unveiled a $10 billion buyback plan and raised its dividend 4% to $5.92 per share. North American beverage volumes slipped despite higher global prices.

PepsiCo shares closed at $146.32 Friday, down 0.17% on volume of 10.3 million. U.S. markets will be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with trading set to resume Tuesday. Investors remain focused on PepsiCo’s upcoming earnings and tariff risks after Nasdaq 100 futures fell 1.25% in Europe following new tariff threats.

PepsiCo shares rose 1.7% to $145.98 Wednesday, outperforming the S&P 500 ETF’s 0.8% drop as investors shifted to defensive stocks after mixed bank earnings. Evercore ISI reaffirmed its “In Line” rating and $152 target, citing upcoming management commentary. PepsiCo remains about 10% below its March 52-week high. The company will report Q4 and full-year results on Feb. 3.

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 20:02 ET — Market closed. PepsiCo (PEP.O) was last down 0.1% at $144.16 after the close on Tuesday, after ending the regular session at about $144.25. The stock traded between $143.81 and $145.22 during the session. The muted move matters now because markets are repricing the path for U.S. interest rates into 2026. Minutes released Tuesday from the Federal Reserve’s Dec. 9-10 meeting showed officials were deeply divided over a quarter-point cut that lowered the benchmark overnight rate to a 3.5% to 3.75% range. Reuters Those rate expectations can sway defensive consumer-staples names such as

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 11:29 a.m. ET — Market Closed PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP) enters the final stretch of the year with U.S. markets closed for the weekend and investors balancing two forces that often collide in late December: thinner liquidity and positioning ahead of a new year. On Friday’s abbreviated post-holiday tape, Wall Street finished nearly unchanged, snapping a short winning streak but staying close to record territory—an environment that typically rewards “defensive” consumer-staples names, even if day-to-day moves are muted. Reuters For PepsiCo stock, the setup into Monday’s reopen looks less about weekend headlines and more about

As of 10:07 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, December 26, U.S. stock markets are closed for the weekend—leaving PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP) investors to parse a steady stream of corporate headlines and market-wide signals before the next regular session begins Monday. PepsiCo shares were last around $143.78, little changed at the latest update, as investors weigh a push for sharper execution in North America, a preliminary 2026 financial outlook, and fresh legal headlines tied to pricing allegations involving Walmart. Reuters Below is what’s driving PEP stock right now, what Wall Street is debating, and what investors may want

PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP) stock traded lower on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, as investors continued to weigh the company’s newly detailed North America turnaround playbook—built around sharper “everyday value,” portfolio simplification, and aggressive productivity—against near-term execution risk in a still-price-sensitive consumer environment. As of early afternoon in the U.S. (about 1:50 p.m. ET), PepsiCo shares were at $144.24, down $2.81 (-1.91%) on the day, after opening near $147.05 and moving between $143.66 and $147.50. The intraday move comes amid a December news cycle that has been unusually dense for a consumer staples stalwart: a high-profile engagement with activist investor Elliott

PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP) ended Friday, December 19, 2025, lower and then edged down slightly more in after-hours trading—despite a broader market rebound to end the week. PEP closed at $148.16, down 0.81%, and traded around $148.00 in after-hours action (as of roughly 6:39 p.m. ET). Yahoo Finance+1 That gap—PepsiCo slipping while major indexes rose—matters heading into the next trading window because it suggests investors are still weighing company-specific headlines (strategy execution, litigation risk, and consumer-staples demand) more heavily than the market’s risk-on tone. Below is what moved PepsiCo stock into the close, what fresh forecasts said on Dec. 19,

PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP) ended Thursday, December 18, 2025, in the high-$140s as investors balanced a fresh wave of analyst commentary with an activist-driven push for improved execution, a newly announced leadership reshuffle, and a legal headline that has added near-term uncertainty. StockAnalysis+2TradingView+2 While understood as a “defensive” consumer-staples name, PepsiCo is being treated more like a turnaround story in late 2025: the market is closely tracking whether pricing, promotions, portfolio pruning, and operational changes can stabilize North America performance and re-accelerate volumes in 2026. PepsiCo+2AP News+2 PepsiCo stock price today: PEP closes near $149.7 on Dec. 18 PepsiCo shares